Headzcleaner Infectious UK
Infectious seem to be the British label that is picking up all the new Aussy talent, with the likes on Gerling and D4 we think they are on to 2 winners!
Gerling are already very well recognized "down under" but yet unheard of over here, Headzcleaner is their second album. Using a varied array of sounds Gerling have tired to make a total "mix tape" of tracks so there is a track on the album that would suit any ones musical preferences. With styles varying from electro twisted beats down to more guitar-driven songs plus some anarchistic views on life brought over in some of the songs lyrics Gerling really have tried to make an album for anyone.
Headzcleaner was originally called When Young Terrorists Chase The Sun this had to be re-named after the latest global issues!
The album starts with an ambient & summery track called Phazer Kids In The Windy City. The pace of the album makes for a tangential switch with Dust Me Selecta, a soulful female vocal laid over laid over this house track this is one of the more "commercial" tunes.
The Manual also originally had a different name, this was called "High Jackers Manual" for the same quite obvious reasons this also had to be changed.
On one drunken night out the Gerling boys met Kylie Minogue, this lead to great things for the band as the princess of pop pixies now features on G House Project. According to the boys - on the day Miss Minogue was due to arrive at the studio they still hadn't written the melody or the Lyrics! This is another dance based tune perfect for Kylie and her new style. Yet another change in tempo brings us around to the next few tracks these are the more guitar driven tunes. Hip-hop influences pop into this total eclectic mix. Deka has all the power in the vocals you would expect Alec Empire to write and Johnny Rotten to sing.
Serpentheadz is one of the more clever tracks, leading onto the first song to be released off Headzcleaner, Called The Deer in You. Windmills and Birdbaths features vocals by Solex these sound a bit like a sweet Tori Amos with the alternative flavour of Bjork.
Ending with the track We Design the Future this is more of a Bentley rhythm ace sound.
All together this works out to be a cool album with more beautiful than broken projects, although with such a wide range of genre dodging songs perhaps they may be spreading themselves a little too thin?
